Tag: Kira
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Father Figures in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 and the Knowing of Our Shared Responsibilities
Avery Brooks said on a number of occasions that he accepted the role of Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine because of the depiction of the ever-present father...
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Avery Brooks and His Understanding of Sisko
In a 1986 Good Morning America interview promoting the prime time show, Spencer, Avery Brooks was asked about another role he was playing in Uncle Tom’s Cabin for Showtime. The...
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The United Traits of Bajoran and Cardassian Resistance
The heart of the Bajoran resistance was to cripple, stun, defeat, and alienate any element present of the Cardassian occupation. When Captain Sisko orders Colonel Kira to assist Damar with...
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Holo-Morals
The holodeck, or holosuites, offer a grand rejection of reality. However, it is through that dismissal of the restraints of reality that we see the crews of Voyager and Deep...
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Vic Fontaine and the Kindness of a Hologram
When Vic Fontaine sang “Here’s to the Losers” entertaining Doctor Bashir and Quark after they learned Jadzia Dax and Worf were planning on having a baby, Vic acted as Comforter-in-Chief,...
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Trauma and Post-Modern Subtext in Star Trek
B’Elanna Torres, martyrologies, the resolve of violence superstructures to persist as their own solutions – just as the competing martyrologies-imposed doctrines of violence, so, too, did Lt. Torres imposed violence...
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Deviance, Occupation, and Terrans
When the crew of Discovery crosses into the mirror universe, they embark on a path of willingness to cross moral boundaries. This is largely at the guidance of Lorca, who...